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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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18-year-old dead after single-vehicle crash

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EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. (WSIL) -- One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Thursday night.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported the crash happened at 9:40 p.m. on December 5, along Highway 80, just east of East Prairie.

MSHP stated an 18-year-old man from East Prairie was driving a 2002 Honda Accord when the vehicle went off the left side of the road and hit a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

State police said the driver did not have a safety device on.

This is the 66th traffic related death reported for the southeast Missouri area for 2024.

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